The magic four-patch is the perfect solution for using your stashed pre-cuts and making them into a fun quilt that maximizes your creativity. Sewing Studio on YouTube shares this easy tutorial with us that can be used with any charm pack.

Materials/tools:

  • 5 inches Charm pack fabrics
  • 1-meter fabric for the border
  • 1-meter fabric for binding 
  • Rotary cutter
  • Ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Cloth iron
  • pressing mat or ironing board
  • Pins
  • Sewing machine
  • Threads in a neutral color
  • Walking foot

Directions:

Prepare all the needed materials and tools.

Take 4 squares of charm pack fabrics of different colors and join them together to form a square. Join the block forms by sewing them together on the sewing machine, right sides together. Make sure to leave a quarter-inch seam.  Use pins to hold the blocks together and sew them easily. Trim the excess threads and press the block neatly, nice and flat with a cloth iron.

magic four square quilt materials
Image credit: Sewing Studio on Youtube

Lay the block of fabric on the cutting mat. Line up your ruler in the center and measure 1 inch and a quarter. Cut across the measured area. Rotate the fabric and, again, line up your ruler in the center and measure 1 inch and a quarter. Cut across the measured area.

Repeat the process twice more until you’ve cut across 4 times.

Time for the magic. Take the 12 o’clock fabric and exchange it with the 3 o’clock one; Exchange the 3 o’clock fabric with the 6 o’clock one; the 6 o’clock fabric with the 9 o’clock fabric; and the 9 o’clock fabric with the 12 o’clock fabric. Sew the whole block together, starting from the rows to the columns.  Lastly, press neatly.

how to make a magic four patch quilt
Image credit: Sewing Studio on Youtube

This tutorial works on any size of four square patches and fabrics. Just note that the cut strip is mostly 1 inch and a quarter. You also do not have to exchange the blocks as per the tutorial, for this is only a suggestion.

Make sure to make the most of your creativity!

How to Make a Magic Four Patch Quilt

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